Introduction
What can archaeology do to make a better world? In addition studying past lives and times using what our forebears left behind, how can archaeological sites, data, methods, and perspectives address “real world” (extra-academic) issues and concerns? What can archaeology, especially studies completed in order to clear the way for land modification and resource extraction initiatives, contribute to land and place histories? To appropriate land and resource stewardship policies and practices? To public and youth education and training? To economic and community development? To intercultural reconciliation and international cooperation?
Prepared by Dr. John R. Welch (Associate Professor, Department of Archaeology and School of Resource & Environmental Management), Erica Kowsz (Fulbright Scholar, 2011-12), and Lindsay Tripp (Liaison Librarian: Faculty of Environment, 2011-2012) this resource guide facilitates access to published works relating to the theory and practice of applied archaeology and cultural resources management (also known as CRM and archaeological heritage management).
- Graduate student orientation for Heritage Resource Management - PowerPoint (Fall 2019)
Books
The SFU Library assigns Subject Headings to items it owns. Subject Headings (SHs) are designed to:
- inform researchers of an item's primary subject matter, and
- bring together items with shared subject matter.
A selection of Subject Headings (SHs) relating to cooperation in land and resource management is provided here. Click on the links to view a comprehensive list of titles on that subject in the SFU Library catalogue (ranked by date, from newest to oldest). This feature is dynamic, and will reflect new titles as they are added to the Library's collection.
To search for books by subject heading, use the Browse Search option in the SFU Library Catalogue, then select Subject browse from the drop-down menu.
- Antiquities -- Collection and preservation
- Archaeology -- Methodology -- Standards
- Archaeology -- Political aspects
- Archaeology -- Social aspects
- Cultural policy
- Cultural policy -- Political aspects
- Cultural property
- Cultural property -- Protection
- Excavations (Archaeology)
- Historic preservation
- Historic preservation -- Standards
- Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration
- Sacred space
- Salvage archaeology
Databases
See Archaeology: SFU Library Databases for a list of databases subscribed to by the SFU Library which contain Applied Archaeology and CRM literature.
In addition, the following web-based portals may be useful:
Journals
The Library has compiled a select list of journals available to SFU researchers interested in Applied Archaeology and CRM.
Members of the SFU community can add to this list; To do so, follow the steps outlined on the Library's Guide to Creating a Personalized Online Journal List, using the tag "applied archaeology" (without the quotation marks).
For a list of Open Access Archaeology journals (non-subscription based periodicals, freely available on the web), see the Directory of Open Access Journals or a comprehensive list on Open Access Archaeology
DVDs and miscellaneous media
Remnants of the Past
An educational video on the cultural significance of archaeological sites and the treatment of the remains of ancestors, jointly produced by British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation and the Qualicum First Nation.
Silent Stones of the Inishark: Memories, Archaeology, and Landscape
A short documentary film on the cultural landcape of the western Irish coast, produced by Erica Kowsz. It screened at the 7.5 Film Fest, part of the Society for American Archaeology Meeting in 2010.
Bibliography
SFU bibliography of published works relating to heritage resource management